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WO2019061145A1
WO2019061145A1 PCT/CN2017/103952 CN2017103952W WO2019061145A1 WO 2019061145 A1 WO2019061145 A1 WO 2019061145A1 CN 2017103952 W CN2017103952 W CN 2017103952W WO 2019061145 A1 WO2019061145 A1 WO 2019061145A1
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Peng Cheng
Masato Kitazoe
Aleksandar Damnjanovic
Sumeeth Nagaraja
Keiichi Kubota
Wanshi Chen
Valentin Gheorghiu
Peter Gaal
Juan Montojo
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  • aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication, and more particularly to techniques and apparatuses for radio resource management with multiple bandwidth parts.
  • Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasts.
  • Typical wireless communication systems may employ multiple-access technologies capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmit power, and/or the like) .
  • multiple-access technologies include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE) .
  • LTE/LTE-Advanced is a set of enhancements to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • a wireless communication network may include a number of base stations (BSs) that can support communication for a number of user equipment (UEs) .
  • a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station (BS) via the downlink and uplink.
  • the downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication link from the BS to the UE
  • the uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication link from the UE to the BS.
  • a BS may be referred to as a Node B, a gNB, an access point (AP) , a radio head, a transmit receive point (TRP) , a new radio (NR) BS, a 5G Node B, and/or the like.
  • New radio which may also be referred to as 5G, is a set of enhancements to the LTE mobile standard promulgated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) .
  • NR is designed to better support mobile broadband Internet access by improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making use of new spectrum, and better integrating with other open standards using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with a cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink (DL) , using CP-OFDM and/or SC-FDM (e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) ) on the uplink (UL) , as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • SC-FDM e.g., also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)
  • DFT-s-OFDM discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment may include determining a measurement regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of the user equipment based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the measurement; determining a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object; and/or transmitting a measurement report identifying the measurement and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • a user equipment for wireless communication may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory.
  • the memory and the one or more processors may be configured to determine a measurement regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of the user equipment based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the measurement; determine a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object; and/or transmit a measurement report identifying the measurement and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication.
  • the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment, may cause the one or more processors to determine a measurement regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of the user equipment based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the measurement; determine a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object; and/or transmit a measurement report identifying the measurement and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • an apparatus for wireless communication may include means for determining a measurement regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of the apparatus based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the measurement; determining a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object; and/or transmitting a measurement report identifying the measurement and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • a method of wireless communication performed by a base station may include configuring a measurement object of a user equipment in a carrier, wherein the measurement object includes multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts and corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts; receiving, from the user equipment, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts; and/or configuring a switching pattern of the user equipment based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object.
  • a base station for wireless communication may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory.
  • the memory and the one or more processors may be configured to configure a measurement object of the user equipment in a carrier, wherein the measurement object includes multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts and corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts; receive, from the user equipment, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts; and/or configure a switching pattern of the user equipment based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication.
  • the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of a base station, may cause the one or more processors to configure a measurement object of the user equipment in a carrier, wherein the measurement object includes multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts and corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts; receive, from the user equipment, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts; and/or configure a switching pattern of the user equipment based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object.
  • an apparatus for wireless communication may include means for configuring a measurement object of a user equipment in a carrier, wherein the measurement object includes multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts and corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts; means for receiving, from the user equipment, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts; and/or means for configuring a switching pattern of the user equipment based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object.
  • a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment may include determining that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment; and/or transmitting a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • a user equipment for wireless communication may include memory and one or more processors operatively coupled to the memory.
  • the memory and the one or more processors may be configured to determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment; and/or transmit a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium may store one or more instructions for wireless communication.
  • the one or more instructions when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment, may cause the one or more processors to determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment; and/or transmit a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • an apparatus for wireless communication may include means for determining that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment; and/or means for transmitting a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a wireless communication network, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating an example of a base station in communication with a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network, in accordance with certain aspects of the present disclosure.
  • UE user equipment
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of bandwidth parts in an NR radio access technology, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information associated with bandwidth parts in an NR radio access technology, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Figs. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating examples of radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts in a case of a bandwidth part failure, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a base station, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process performed, for example, by a user equipment, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating examples of a measurement object relating to multiple, different bandwidth parts, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • aspects may be described herein using terminology commonly associated with 3G and/or 4G wireless technologies, aspects of the present disclosure can be applied in other generation-based communication systems, such as 5G and later, including NR technologies.
  • Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating a network 100 in which aspects of the present disclosure may be practiced.
  • the network 100 may be an LTE network or some other wireless network, such as a 5G or NR network.
  • Wireless network 100 may include a number of BSs 110 (shown as BS 110a, BS 110b, BS 110c, and BS 110d) and other network entities.
  • a BS is an entity that communicates with user equipment (UEs) and may also be referred to as a base station, a NR BS, a Node B, a gNB, a 5G node B (NB) , an access point, a transmit receive point (TRP) , and/or the like.
  • Each BS may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area.
  • the term “cell” can refer to a coverage area of a BS and/or a BS subsystem serving this coverage area, depending on the context in which the term is used.
  • a BS may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and/or another type of cell.
  • a macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscription.
  • a femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs having association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG) ) .
  • a BS for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro BS.
  • a BS for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico BS.
  • a BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or a home BS.
  • a BS 110a may be a macro BS for a macro cell 102a
  • a BS 110b may be a pico BS for a pico cell 102b
  • a BS 110c may be a femto BS for a femto cell 102c.
  • a BS may support one or multiple (e.g., three) cells.
  • eNB base station
  • NR BS NR BS
  • gNB gNode B
  • AP AP
  • node B node B
  • 5G NB 5G NB
  • cell may be used interchangeably herein.
  • a cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographic area of the cell may move according to the location of a mobile BS.
  • the BSs may be interconnected to one another and/or to one or more other BSs or network nodes (not shown) in the access network 100 through various types of backhaul interfaces such as a direct physical connection, a virtual network, and/or the like using any suitable transport network.
  • Wireless network 100 may also include relay stations.
  • a relay station is an entity that can receive a transmission of data from an upstream station (e.g., a BS or a UE) and send a transmission of the data to a downstream station (e.g., a UE or a BS) .
  • a relay station may also be a UE that can relay transmissions for other UEs.
  • a relay station 110d may communicate with macro BS 110a and a UE 120d in order to facilitate communication between BS 110a and UE 120d.
  • a relay station may also be referred to as a relay BS, a relay base station, a relay, and/or the like.
  • Wireless network 100 may be a heterogeneous network that includes BSs of different types, e.g., macro BSs, pico BSs, femto BSs, relay BSs, and/or the like. These different types of BSs may have different transmit power levels, different coverage areas, and different impact on interference in wireless network 100.
  • macro BSs may have a high transmit power level (e.g., 5 to 40 Watts) whereas pico BSs, femto BSs, and relay BSs may have lower transmit power levels (e.g., 0.1 to 2 Watts) .
  • a network controller 130 may couple to a set of BSs and may provide coordination and control for these BSs.
  • Network controller 130 may communicate with the BSs via a backhaul.
  • the BSs may also communicate with one another, e.g., directly or indirectly via a wireless or wireline backhaul.
  • UEs 120 may be dispersed throughout wireless network 100, and each UE may be stationary or mobile.
  • a UE may also be referred to as an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, a subscriber unit, a station, and/or the like.
  • a UE may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone) , a personal digital assistant (PDA) , a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, an ultrabook, medical device or equipment, biometric sensors/devices, wearable devices (smart watches, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart wrist bands, smart jewelry (e.g., smart ring, smart bracelet)) , an entertainment device (e.g., a music or video device, or a satellite radio) , a vehicular component or sensor, smart meters/sensors, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, or any other suitable device that is configured to communicate via a wireless or wired medium.
  • PDA personal digital assistant
  • WLL wireless local loop
  • MTC and eMTC UEs include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, such as sensors, meters, monitors, location tags, and/or the like, that may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., remote device) , or some other entity.
  • a wireless node may provide, for example, connectivity for or to a network (e.g., a wide area network such as Internet or a cellular network) via a wired or wireless communication link.
  • Some UEs may be considered Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, and/or may be implemented as may be implemented as NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) devices. Some UEs may be considered a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) .
  • UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of UE 120, such as processor components, memory components, and/or the like.
  • any number of wireless networks may be deployed in a given geographic area.
  • Each wireless network may support a particular RAT and may operate on one or more frequencies.
  • a RAT may also be referred to as a radio technology, an air interface, and/or the like.
  • a frequency may also be referred to as a carrier, a frequency channel, and/or the like.
  • Each frequency may support a single RAT in a given geographic area in order to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs.
  • NR or 5G RAT networks may be deployed.
  • a scheduling entity e.g., a base station
  • the scheduling entity may be responsible for scheduling, assigning, reconfiguring, and releasing resources for one or more subordinate entities. That is, for scheduled communication, subordinate entities utilize resources allocated by the scheduling entity.
  • Base stations are not the only entities that may function as a scheduling entity. That is, in some examples, a UE may function as a scheduling entity, scheduling resources for one or more subordinate entities (e.g., one or more other UEs) . In this example, the UE is functioning as a scheduling entity, and other UEs utilize resources scheduled by the UE for wireless communication.
  • a UE may function as a scheduling entity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, and/or in a mesh network. In a mesh network example, UEs may optionally communicate directly with one another in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.
  • P2P peer-to-peer
  • mesh network UEs may optionally communicate directly with one another in addition to communicating with the scheduling entity.
  • a scheduling entity and one or more subordinate entities may communicate utilizing the scheduled resources.
  • Fig. 1 is provided merely as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with regard to Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a design of BS 110 and UE 120, which may be one of the base stations and one of the UEs in Fig. 1.
  • BS 110 may be equipped with T antennas 234a through 234t
  • UE 120 may be equipped with R antennas 252a through 252r, where in general T ⁇ 1 and R ⁇ 1.
  • a transmit processor 220 may receive data from a data source 212 for one or more UEs, select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCS) for each UE based at least in part on channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE, process (e.g., encode and modulate) the data for each UE based at least in part on the MCS (s) selected for the UE, and provide data symbols for all UEs. Transmit processor 220 may also process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI) and/or the like) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, upper layer signaling, and/or the like) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols.
  • MCS modulation and coding schemes
  • Transmit processor 220 may also generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., the cell-specific reference signal (CRS) ) and synchronization signals (e.g., the primary synchronization signal (PSS) and secondary synchronization signal (SSS) ) .
  • a transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, the control symbols, the overhead symbols, and/or the reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide T output symbol streams to T modulators (MODs) 232a through 232t. Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • TX transmit
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • Each modulator 232 may process a respective output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain an output sample stream.
  • Each modulator 232 may further process (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and upconvert) the output sample stream to obtain a downlink signal.
  • T downlink signals from modulators 232a through 232t may be transmitted via T antennas 234a through 234t, respectively.
  • the synchronization signals can be generated with location encoding to convey additional information.
  • antennas 252a through 252r may receive the downlink signals from BS 110 and/or other base stations and may provide received signals to demodulators (DEMODs) 254a through 254r, respectively.
  • Each demodulator 254 may condition (e.g., filter, amplify, downconvert, and digitize) a received signal to obtain input samples.
  • Each demodulator 254 may further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM and/or the like) to obtain received symbols.
  • a MIMO detector 256 may obtain received symbols from all R demodulators 254a through 254r, perform MIMO detection on the received symbols if applicable, and provide detected symbols.
  • a receive processor 258 may process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, provide decoded data for UE 120 to a data sink 260, and provide decoded control information and system information to a controller/processor 280.
  • a channel processor may determine reference signal received power (RSRP) , received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , reference signal received quality (RSRQ) , channel quality indicator (CQI) , and/or the like.
  • a transmit processor 264 may receive and process data from a data source 262 and control information (e.g., for reports comprising RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, CQI, and/or the like) from controller/processor 280. Transmit processor 264 may also generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from transmit processor 264 may be precoded by a TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by modulators 254a through 254r (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, and/or the like) , and transmitted to BS 110.
  • modulators 254a through 254r e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM, CP-OFDM, and/or the like
  • the uplink signals from UE 120 and other UEs may be received by antennas 234, processed by demodulators 232, detected by a MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by a receive processor 238 to obtain decoded data and control information sent by UE 120.
  • Receive processor 238 may provide the decoded data to a data sink 239 and the decoded control information to controller/processor 240.
  • BS 110 may include communication unit 244 and communicate to network controller 130 via communication unit 244.
  • Network controller 130 may include communication unit 294, controller/processor 290, and memory 292.
  • one or more components of UE 120 may be included in a housing. Controller/processor 240 of BS 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component (s) of Fig. 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. For example, controller/processor 240 of BS 110, controller/processor 280 of UE 120, and/or any other component (s) of Fig. 2 may perform or direct operations of, for example, process 700 of Fig. 7, process 800 of Fig. 8, process 900 of Fig. 9, and/or other processes as described herein.
  • Memories 242 and 282 may store data and program codes for BS 110 and UE 120, respectively.
  • a scheduler 246 may schedule UEs for data transmission on the downlink and/or uplink.
  • UE 120 may include means for determining a measurement regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of the UE 120 based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the measurement, means for determining a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object, means for transmitting a measurement report identifying the measurement and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object, means for determining that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the UE 120, means for transmitting a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, means for retransmitting the message based at least in part on not receiving a response to the message within a threshold length of time, and/or the like.
  • such means may include one or more components of UE 120 described in connection with Fig. 2.
  • BS 110 may include means for configuring a measurement object of a UE 120 in a carrier, means for receiving, from the UE 120, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts, means for configuring a switching pattern of the UE 120 based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object, and/or the like.
  • such means may include one or more components of BS 110 described in connection with Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 2 is provided merely as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with regard to Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of bandwidth parts in an NR radio access technology, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a UE 120 may be apportioned one or more bandwidth parts. As shown by reference number 310, a bandwidth part may occupy part of a carrier (e.g., less than all or a proper subset of a carrier) . By communicating using a bandwidth part for a UE 120, power and radio resources are conserved in comparison to communicating using an entire carrier for the UE 120. Furthermore, and as shown by reference number 320, in some aspects, a UE 120 may communicate using multiple bandwidth parts. Here, the UE 120 is associated with a first bandwidth part (BWP1) and a second bandwidth part (e.g., BWP2) .
  • BWP bandwidth part
  • BWP2 second bandwidth part
  • two or more bandwidth parts may partially or completely overlap in a carrier. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more bandwidth parts may be orthogonal to each other.
  • Bandwidth parts can be used on the uplink and/or on the downlink. Numerology, frequency location, and/or bandwidth may be configured for each bandwidth part (e.g., via radio resource control (RRC) signaling) .
  • Bandwidth parts may be activated or deactivated (e.g., by explicit indication using downlink control information (DCI) , a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) , and/or other signaling) .
  • DCI downlink control information
  • MAC media access control
  • CE media access control element
  • a UE 120 may be configured with one or more configured bandwidth parts, and a subset of the configured bandwidth parts may be activated or deactivated for the UE 120 using explicit signaling.
  • Fig. 3 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of information associated with bandwidth parts in an NR radio access technology, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a bandwidth part may include a synchronization signal block and a NR physical broadcast channel (PBCH) (NR-PBCH) .
  • PBCH NR physical broadcast channel
  • the synchronization signal block and/or the NR-PBCH may be used for cell search and/or acquisition.
  • the synchronization signal block may include a primary synchronization signal (PSS) , a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) , a NR PSS (NPSS) , a NR SSS (NSSS) , and/or the like.
  • the bandwidth of a single bandwidth part may be at least as large as the synchronization signal block.
  • a bandwidth part may not include a synchronization signal block and/or a PBCH. This may provide additional bandwidth for transmission of data in a situation where it is not necessary to synchronize with regard to the bandwidth part, and may enable the usage of BWPs in a carrier that does not include a synchronization signal block.
  • a bandwidth part may include a synchronization signal block and not a NR-PBCH. Additionally, or alternatively, a bandwidth part may include a NR-PBCH and not a synchronization signal block.
  • bandwidth parts of a single carrier that include a synchronization signal block may be configured with the same physical cell identifier corresponding to the carrier. Otherwise, a UE 120 may not be able to synchronize with the single carrier, since the UE 120 may be confused as to whether the synchronization signal blocks are associated with the same carrier.
  • Fig. 4 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 4.
  • a UE 120 may communicate with a BS 110 using multiple different uplink and/or downlink bandwidth parts.
  • the BS 110 may configure cell quality measurement for the UE 120 using a measurement object.
  • configuration of measurement objects and cell quality measurement for a UE 120 associated with multiple bandwidth parts may present certain problems. For example, in a case where the multiple bandwidth parts include multiple synchronization signal blocks, it may be difficult to configure a carrier-specific measurement object with regard to the multiple synchronization signal blocks. Additionally, or alternatively, it may be difficult to determine a cell quality measurement for multiple bandwidth parts, since performing multiple cell measurements may use significant power and UE resources. Another challenge of radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts may relate to addition and release of bandwidth parts.
  • the UE 120 may need to perform BWP-specific measurement and reporting, and switching from one bandwidth part to another bandwidth part may involve variable delay or latency (e.g., based at least in part on different signaling configurations, bandwidth separations, and/or the like) . Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may benefit from a mechanism to quickly recover an active bandwidth part that has been lost or dropped.
  • Some techniques and apparatuses described herein may provide for radio resource management of UEs with multiple bandwidth parts. For example, some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide for configuration of a single measurement object per carrier to identify measurement configurations and reporting configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts of the carrier. Additionally, or alternatively, some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide measurement and reporting based at least in part on such measurement objects. Additionally, or alternatively, some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide for determination of a timing pattern for switching bandwidth parts based at least in part on a switching capability of a UE 120 associated with the bandwidth parts. Additionally, or alternatively, some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide for detection of a failed or dropped bandwidth part, and signaling for a recovery or switching process based at least in part on the detection.
  • Figs. 5A and 5B are diagrams illustrating examples 500 of radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a UE 120 may be associated with a carrier (e.g., Carrier 1) and multiple different bandwidth parts (e.g., bandwidth parts 1 and 3) .
  • bandwidth parts 1 and 3 may be non-contiguous.
  • bandwidth parts 1 and 3 may be contiguous.
  • bandwidth part 1 and/or bandwidth part 3 may include a synchronization signal block.
  • bandwidth part 1 and/or bandwidth part 3 may include a NR-PBCH.
  • Bandwidth parts 1 and/or 3 may be active bandwidth parts of the UE 120, and/or may be configured bandwidth parts of the UE 120 that have not been activated or have been deactivated.
  • a BS 110 may provide a measurement object for Carrier 1 to the UE 120.
  • the BS 110 may configure the measurement object.
  • the measurement object may identify measurement configurations, reporting configurations, and/or a cell quality derivation configuration for Carrier 1.
  • a measurement configuration may identify how the UE 120 is to perform measurements (e.g., frequency, bandwidth, location of a reference signal, filtering techniques, and/or the like) .
  • a reporting configuration may identify criteria used by the UE 120 to trigger transmission of a measurement report, and may identify qualities or values that the UE 120 should include in the measurement report.
  • the reporting configuration may identify a reference signal to measure (e.g., a synchronization signal or reference signal, such as a channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) ) , a periodical trigger or event-based trigger, an event type (e.g., an A1 event, an A2 event, an A3 event, an A4 event, an A5 event, an A6 event, or another type of event) , a threshold for the indicated event type, a reporting type, and/or the like.
  • the event type triggers may be similar to or identical to the event type triggers known in LTE.
  • the cell quality derivation configuration may identify how to identify a cell quality value based at least in part on values of the measurements. By defining measurement configurations, reporting configurations, and cell quality derivations using a single measurement object for Carrier 1, confusion is avoided that might otherwise be caused by the measurement of multiple, different bandwidth parts.
  • the UE 120 may determine one or more measurements for bandwidth parts 1 and 3 according to the measurement configuration and based at least in part on a trigger condition. For example, when a trigger condition is satisfied (e.g., for a threshold length of time) , the UE 120 may perform measurements to generate a measurement report. In some aspects, the UE 120 may determine the measurement using a layer 1 filtering technique (e.g., physical layer) . For example, for serving cell management, layer 1 filtering may be used. In some aspects, the UE 120 may determine the measurement using a layer 3 (e.g., radio resource control layer) filtering technique. For example, for mobility management, a layer 3 filtering technique may be used for a bandwidth part that includes the NR-PBCH.
  • a layer 1 filtering technique e.g., physical layer
  • layer 3 filtering technique e.g., radio resource control layer
  • the UE 120 may generate a measurement report periodically.
  • the UE 120 may identify the trigger condition and/or a periodicity for transmitting a measurement report based at least in part on the reporting configuration.
  • the UE 120 may determine the one or more measurements based at least in part on a synchronization signal (e.g., a PSS, SSS, NPSS, NSSS, etc. ) , a reference signal (e.g., a CSI-RS or a similar reference signal) , and/or the like.
  • a synchronization signal e.g., a PSS, SSS, NPSS, NSSS, etc.
  • a reference signal e.g., a CSI-RS or a similar reference signal
  • the measurement configuration of the UE 120 may indicate which type of signal is to be used.
  • the UE 120 may determine a combined measurement value for multiple, different bandwidth parts. For example, the UE 120 may determine an average measurement value of the multiple, different bandwidth parts. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may determine a maximum measurement value of the multiple, different bandwidth parts. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may determine an average or maximum measurement value of a plurality of activated bandwidth parts. Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may determine an average or maximum measurement value for a plurality of configured (e.g., activated or deactivated) bandwidth parts.
  • configured e.g., activated or deactivated
  • the UE 120 may determine a measurement value for a single bandwidth part. For example, the UE 120 may determine a measurement value for a single bandwidth part that includes a NR-PBCH. This may be particularly beneficial when only one NR-PBCH is transmitted per carrier. In some aspects, the UE 120 may determine a measurement value for a single bandwidth part that is overlapped between a serving cell and a target cell after coordination between the serving cell and the target cell. This may be beneficial when the UE 120 is to handover from the serving cell to the target cell. In this way, the UE 120 may determine a combined measurement value based at least in part on multiple, different bandwidth parts, which provides for determination of a UE-specific (e.g., rather than BWP-specific) cell quality value.
  • a UE-specific e.g., rather than BWP-specific
  • the UE 120 may determine a cell quality using the measurement values. For example, the UE 120 may determine the cell quality using a combined measurement value (e.g., when a combined measurement value is determined) . Additionally, or alternatively, the UE 120 may determine the cell quality using a measurement value for a single bandwidth part, such as a bandwidth part having a NR-PBCH or a bandwidth part shared between a target cell and a serving cell.
  • a combined measurement value e.g., when a combined measurement value is determined
  • the UE 120 may determine the cell quality using a measurement value for a single bandwidth part, such as a bandwidth part having a NR-PBCH or a bandwidth part shared between a target cell and a serving cell.
  • the UE 120 may determine, for example, a channel quality indicator (CQI) , a reference signal received power (RSRP) , a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) , a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) , a combination of the above measurement values and/or cell quality values, and/or the like.
  • CQI channel quality indicator
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • the UE 120 may report the cell quality (e.g., and/or the measurement values) for bandwidth parts 1 and 3 according to the reporting configuration.
  • the UE 120 may report cell quality values for all configured (or activated) bandwidth parts.
  • the UE 120 may report measurement values for a strongest X bandwidth parts, where X is any integer. In such a case, the value of X may be configurable and/or variable.
  • the UE 120 may report pairs of serving/neighbor cell quality values for a single frequency location.
  • the UE 120 may report a difference between a serving cell and neighbor cell in a same frequency location.
  • the UE 120 may perform any of the above reporting on a periodic basis and/or an event-triggered basis, as well as for a synchronization signal and/or a reference signal.
  • the UE 120 may provide a measurement report regarding bandwidth parts 1 and 3. In this way, the UE 120 determines a UE-specific (e.g., rather than BWP-specific) cell quality value based at least in part on a single measurement object, and reports the cell quality value to the BS 110. Thus, simplicity and efficiency of measurement and reporting for UEs with multiple bandwidth parts is improved.
  • a UE-specific (e.g., rather than BWP-specific) cell quality value based at least in part on a single measurement object, and reports the cell quality value to the BS 110.
  • Fig. 5B illustrates an example 500 of indicating a switching capability of the UE 120 and configuring a switching pattern of the UE 120 according to the switching capability.
  • Fig. 5B assume that the operations described in Fig. 5A have been performed. However, the operations described in Fig. 5B need not be preceded by the operations described in Fig. 5A, and the operations described in Fig. 5B may be performed independently of the operations described in Fig. 5A.
  • the UE 120 may report a switching capability from a first bandwidth part (e.g., BWP A) to a second bandwidth part (e.g., BWP B) .
  • the switching capability may identify a latency associated with switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part.
  • the switching capability may identify a latency associated with switching between different types of bandwidth parts.
  • the switching capability may relate to uplink bandwidth parts and/or downlink bandwidth parts, may identify a latency for switching between a bandwidth part associated with a first signaling type (e.g., DCI, MAC-CE, etc.
  • a second signaling type e.g., DCI, MAC-CE, etc.
  • a second signaling type may indicate a delay based at least in part on CQI, may indicate a delay based at least in part on radio frequency delay, and/or the like.
  • the BS 110 may configure a switching pattern for the UE 120 based at least in part on the switching capability.
  • the switching pattern may identify scheduling and/or timing for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part.
  • the switching pattern may identify a cycle (e.g., a frequency hopping cycle and/or the like) that is configured based at least in part on the switching capability.
  • the switching pattern may be configured based at least in part on a latency for switching between two bandwidth parts so that sufficient time is provided for switching between the two bandwidth parts.
  • the BS 110 may schedule traffic for the UE 120 based at least in part on the switching pattern, and, as shown by reference number 555, the BS 110 and the UE 120 may communicate based at least in part on the scheduled pattern.
  • the BS 110 may schedule traffic on two or more bandwidth parts based at least in part on the switching pattern in a fashion that provides adequate time for switching between the two or more bandwidth parts. In this way, efficiency of scheduling is improved and gaps between transmissions on different bandwidth parts may be more accurately determined.
  • Figs. 5A and 5B are provided as examples. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Figs. 5A and 5B.
  • Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts in a case of a bandwidth part failure, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • the operations described in connection with Fig. 6 may be performed independently of or in conjunction with the operations described in connection with Figs. 5A and 5B.
  • a UE 120 may detect a condition of a plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the UE 120 may detect the condition based at least in part on a quality associated with the plurality of bandwidth parts (e.g., a measurement value, a cell quality, a CQI, a throughput, a signal strength, or a similar value) , such as a quality determined according to the operations described in connection with Fig. 5A, above.
  • the UE 120 may detect the condition based at least in part on a load (e.g., a threshold resource availability, a threshold signal to noise ratio, or a similar value) .
  • the UE 120 may detect the failure based at least in part on a time threshold or a timer. For example, the UE 120 may detect the condition when a failure condition has been satisfied for a threshold length of time.
  • the UE 120 may transmit a recovery request based at least in part on detecting the condition.
  • the UE 120 may transmit the recovery request in a particular bandwidth part, such as a configured (e.g., pre-configured, fallback, etc. ) uplink bandwidth part.
  • the UE 120 may receive information indicating a bandwidth part and/or resource in which the recovery request is to be transmitted. For example, the information may be received in a remaining system information (RMSI) carried in an active downlink bandwidth part.
  • the UE 120 may transmit the recovery request as a random access resource.
  • the UE 120 may transmit the recovery request in a physical random access channel (PRACH) resource.
  • PRACH physical random access channel
  • the UE 120 may transmit the recovery request based at least in part on a contention-based random access channel (RACH) procedure.
  • PRACH physical random access channel
  • the BS 110 may detect the recovery request, and, as shown by reference number 620, the BS 110 may reconfigure a bandwidth part pair between the UE 120 and a gNB (e.g., the BS 110 or another BS) .
  • the BS 110 may identify a bandwidth part available to the UE 120 (e.g., a configured bandwidth part or a bandwidth part that has not yet been configured for the UE 120) .
  • the BS 110 may transmit information identifying the updated bandwidth part pair to the UE 120, and the UE 120 and the BS 110 may communicate using the updated bandwidth part pair.
  • the bandwidth part pair is a configured bandwidth part pair
  • the BS 110 may activate the bandwidth part pair.
  • the BS 110 may configure and activate the bandwidth part pair.
  • the UE 120 detects a failure of a plurality of bandwidth parts and configures activation of another pair of bandwidth parts.
  • the UE 120 may retransmit the recovery request.
  • Fig. 6 is provided as an example. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example process 700 performed, for example, by a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Example process 700 is an example where a UE (e.g., UE 120) performs radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts.
  • a UE e.g., UE 120
  • process 700 may include determining one or more measurements regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts of a carrier of a user equipment based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the carrier (block 710) .
  • the user equipment may determine a measurement (e.g., one or more measurement values) regarding a plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the plurality of bandwidth parts may be included in (e.g., may be proper subsets of) a carrier of the user equipment.
  • the user equipment may determine the measurement based at least in part on a measurement object associated with the carrier.
  • the measurement object may have a one-to-one correspondence with the carrier.
  • process 700 may include determining a cell quality regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts based at least in part on the measurement object (block 720) .
  • the user equipment may determine a cell quality value.
  • the cell quality value may relate to the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the cell quality value may be based at least in part on a combination of measurement values associated with the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the user equipment may determine the cell quality value based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • the measurement object may store configuration information indicating how to derive the cell quality value from the measurement values.
  • process 700 may include transmitting a measurement report identifying the one or more measurements and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object (block 730) .
  • the user equipment may transmit a measurement report.
  • the measurement report may identify the measurement values and/or the cell quality based at least in part on the measurement object.
  • the measurement report may be formatted according to a reporting configuration identified in the measurement object.
  • the measurement object identifies multiple, different measurement configurations corresponding to respective bandwidth parts of the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the measurement object identifies multiple, different reporting configurations for the measurement report, the multiple, different reporting configurations correspond to respective bandwidth parts of the plurality of bandwidth parts, and the user equipment is configured to identify a particular reporting configuration associated with at least one bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts of the user equipment.
  • a particular measurement configuration, of the multiple, different measurement configurations, that corresponds to the at least one bandwidth part includes a pointer indicating that the particular reporting configuration is associated with the at least one bandwidth part.
  • the particular reporting configuration includes information indicating that the particular reporting configuration is associated with the particular measurement configuration for the at least one bandwidth part.
  • a measurement configuration for the bandwidth part identifies at least one of a center frequency associated with the bandwidth part, a frequency offset associated with a synchronization signal in the bandwidth part, or a bandwidth associated with the bandwidth part.
  • a measurement configuration for the bandwidth part identifies at least one of a center frequency associated with the bandwidth part, a pointer associated with a synchronization signal in another bandwidth part or another carrier, a bandwidth associated with the bandwidth part, or a reference signal configuration for the bandwidth part.
  • the cell quality is determined based at least in part on a combination of two or more measurements of the one or more measurements for the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the combination includes an average measurement or a maximum measurement for the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the cell quality is determined based at least in part on a measurement in a particular one of the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the plurality of bandwidth parts is a plurality of configured bandwidth parts.
  • the plurality of bandwidth parts is a plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • the cell quality is determined based at least in part on a measurement in a bandwidth part that includes a physical broadcast channel.
  • the physical broadcast channel is an only physical broadcast channel of a cell that provides the carrier.
  • the cell quality is determined based at least in part on a measurement for a bandwidth part with a pre-configured reference synchronization signal.
  • the cell quality is determined based at least in part on a measurement for a bandwidth part that overlaps between a serving cell and a target cell.
  • the measurement report includes the one or more measurements regarding the plurality of bandwidth parts.
  • the measurement report includes a value, of values of the one or more measurements, regarding a subset of the plurality of bandwidth parts that includes one or more strongest bandwidth parts.
  • the measurement report includes values of paired measurements for a bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts that overlaps between a serving cell and a target cell.
  • the measurement report includes a difference between a bandwidth part associated with a serving cell and a bandwidth part associated with a neighbor cell.
  • the measurement report is at least one of a periodical report or a triggered report, wherein the measurement report is based at least in part on a reporting configuration.
  • the measurement report is triggered based at least in part on a cell quality threshold.
  • the cell quality threshold is based at least in part on a first threshold for a synchronization signal or a second threshold for a reference signal, wherein the first threshold or the second threshold is used based at least in part on a reporting configuration of the user equipment.
  • the one or more measurements are determined based at least in part on a physical layer filtering technique.
  • the one or more measurements are determined based at least in part on a radio resource control layer filtering technique. In some aspects, the one or more measurements are selectively determined based at least in part on a synchronization signal or a reference signal according to a reporting configuration.
  • process 700 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 7. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 700 may be performed in parallel.
  • Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example process 800 performed, for example, by a base station, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Example process 800 is an example where a base station (e.g., BS 110) performs radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts.
  • a base station e.g., BS 110
  • process 800 may include configuring a measurement object of a user equipment in a carrier, wherein the measurement object includes multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts and corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts (block 810) .
  • the base station may configure a measurement object of a user equipment in a carrier.
  • the measurement object may correspond to the carrier.
  • the measurement object may include multiple measurement configurations for a plurality of bandwidth parts of the carrier, and may include corresponding reporting configurations for the plurality of bandwidth parts (e.g., the reporting configurations may correspond to the measurement configurations and/or the bandwidth parts) .
  • process 800 may include receiving, from the user equipment, information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part of the plurality of bandwidth parts (block 820) .
  • the base station may receive information identifying a capability for switching from a first bandwidth part (or a first bandwidth part type) to a second bandwidth part (or a second bandwidth part type) .
  • the information may identify a latency and/or the like.
  • process 800 may include configuring a switching pattern of the user equipment based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object (block 830) .
  • the base station may configure a switching pattern of the user equipment.
  • the base station may configure the switching pattern based at least in part on the capability and/or the measurement object.
  • the switching pattern may be configured to allocate sufficient time for switching between bandwidth parts and/or to reduce unnecessary time associated with switching between bandwidth parts.
  • the capability includes at least a latency for switching from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part.
  • the capability is for switching between downlink bandwidth parts.
  • the capability is for switching between uplink bandwidth parts.
  • the capability is based at least in part on a signaling approach for the first bandwidth part and a signaling approach for the second bandwidth part.
  • process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 8. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 800 may be performed in parallel.
  • Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example process 900 performed, for example, by a UE, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Example process 900 is an example where a UE (e.g., UE 120) performs radio resource management for multiple bandwidth parts.
  • a UE e.g., UE 120
  • process 900 may include determining that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment (block 910) .
  • the user equipment may determine that a threshold is satisfied with regard to a plurality of activated bandwidth parts of the user equipment.
  • the threshold may relate to cell quality, a measurement value, a load on the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, and/or the like.
  • process 900 may include transmitting a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts (block 920) .
  • the user equipment may transmit a message to cause a recovery or change with regard to the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • the recovery may be scheduled and/or configured by a base station (e.g., the BS 110) .
  • the BS 110 may determine a pair of bandwidth parts (e.g., two or more bandwidth parts) to replace the plurality of activated bandwidth parts, and may configure the user equipment to be switched to the pair of bandwidth parts.
  • the message is a contention-based random access message
  • the threshold relates to at least one of a signal quality value or a load associated with the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • a resource for the message in an uplink bandwidth part is indicated in a remaining system information of a bandwidth part of the plurality of activated bandwidth parts.
  • the message is transmitted in a pre-configured resource of an uplink bandwidth part.
  • the user equipment may retransmit the message based at least in part on not receiving a response to the message within a threshold length of time.
  • determining that the threshold is satisfied comprises determining that the threshold is satisfied for a threshold length of time.
  • process 900 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or differently arranged blocks than those depicted in Fig. 9. Additionally, or alternatively, two or more of the blocks of process 900 may be performed in parallel.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating examples 1000 of a measurement object relating to multiple, different bandwidth parts, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a measurement object may correspond to a single carrier. This may be more efficient than using a different measurement object for every bandwidth part, or a different measurement object for every measurement configuration and/or reporting configuration.
  • the measurement object may include information identifying a measurement configuration for each bandwidth part of the carrier.
  • Each measurement configuration may include information identifying a corresponding reporting configuration, indicated by a line from each measurement configuration to a corresponding report type.
  • the first and second measurement configurations are associated with the first report type (e.g., Report type 1)
  • the third and fourth measurement configurations are associated with the second report type (e.g., Report type 2) .
  • the reporting configurations are shown by reference number 1030.
  • the reporting configuration for a particular bandwidth part (e.g., associated with a particular bandwidth part identifier) may be identified based at least in part on information, in the corresponding reporting configuration, identifying the particular bandwidth part identifier.
  • the reporting configuration for a particular bandwidth part may be identified by a pointer or indication of the corresponding reporting configuration in the measurement configuration for the particular bandwidth part.
  • BWPs 1 and 2 may be associated with reporting configuration 1.
  • BWPs 3 and 4 may be associated with reporting configuration 2.
  • the measurement object may include information identifying a cell quality derivation configuration.
  • the measurement object may indicate how measurement values are to be combined to determine a cell quality value.
  • the cell quality derivation configuration may indicate whether values are to be averaged, whether a maximum is to be determined, whether a single measured value is to be used (e.g., for a bandwidth part having an NR-PBCH) , and/or the like.
  • the measurement configuration for any one of BWPs 1 through 4 may include particular information.
  • the measurement configuration for the bandwidth part may identify a center frequency of the bandwidth part, a bandwidth of the bandwidth part, and/or a frequency offset from the center frequency to the synchronization signal block.
  • the measurement configuration may identify a center frequency of the bandwidth part, a bandwidth of the bandwidth part, a CSI-RS configuration of the bandwidth part, a pointer (e.g., a quasi co-location or indication pointer) for a synchronization signal bock in another bandwidth part or carrier, and/or the like.
  • the measurement configuration may indicate information relevant to determining measurement values for the bandwidth part based at least in part on whether the bandwidth part includes a synchronization signal block or a reference signal.
  • Figs. 10A and 10B are provided as examples. Other examples are possible and may differ from what was described with respect to Figs. 10A and 10B.
  • the term component is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • a processor is implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software.
  • satisfying a threshold may refer to a value being greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, and/or the like.
  • “at least one of: a, b, or c” is intended to cover a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, and a-b-c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., a-a, a-a-a, a-a-b, a-a-c, a-b-b, a-c-c, b-b, b-b-b, b-b-c, c-c, and c-c-c or any other ordering of a, b, and c) .

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Selon certains aspects, la présente invention se rapporte de manière générale à une communication sans fil. Selon certains aspects, un équipement utilisateur peut déterminer une mesure concernant une pluralité de parties de bande passante d'une porteuse de l'équipement utilisateur sur la base, au moins en partie, d'un objet de mesure associé à la mesure; déterminer une qualité de cellule concernant la pluralité de parties de bande passante sur la base, au moins en partie, de l'objet de mesure; et/ou transmettre un rapport de mesure identifiant la mesure et/ou la qualité de cellule sur la base, au moins en partie, de l'objet de mesure. L'invention concerne également de nombreux autres aspects.
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